Success often comes from doing what most people won’t. There’s a straight path for advancement by not permitting distractions to obstruct your view. The average person, to put it kindly, has a lot of issues. The upside, they can be a slingshot to forge your own path. I came across this the other day. There’s an influencer named Alix Earle. Evidently, she has 8.7 million followers on TikTok and nearly 6 m…The post It’s Never Been Easier To Beat This Market appeared first on A Teachable Moment.

🎙️ Episode #511 – Brian Waters owns 20+ rentals across the country, many in markets he’s never visited. He shares lessons from turnkey rentals to… The post He Bought 20 Rentals 2,000 Miles Away. Here’s What Happened appeared first on Coach Carson.

In this week’s stock market outlook, Joel Wenger examines the current market trend, price performance, and headline risks.

The post Popular Stocks That Don’t Pay Dividends But Should appeared first on Dividend Power. Shrewd investors prefer dividends because they are an essential component of total return. Also, during bear markets, they provide downside protection. However, some stocks don’t pay dividends. Warren Buffett prefers dividend stocks with solid business models. A quality stock with growing revenue and earnings over time with low debt will generate consistent cash flows. In turn, the company pays shareholders dividends. However, […]

The post Dividend Contenders List in 2026: Analysis and Financial Insights appeared first on Dividend Power. Key Takeaways The Dividend Contenders List includes U.S. companies that have increased dividends for 10 to 24 years, totaling 311 companies. These companies offer steady income growth and strong safety metrics, featuring an average dividend yield of 2.59%. Dividend Contenders have returned +16.6% over the past year, outperforming the S&P 500 Index. The list includes various sectors, with Financials […]

After spiking to 40 year highs in 2021 and 2022 because of the pandemic, inflation had been settling down a bit the last few years. Unfortunately, as a result of the Iran war and its impact on the price of oil (which is integrated into practically everything we buy), inflation has begun rearing its ugly head again. As a result, the Fed is unlikely to be lowering rates anytime soon. Higher rates are bad if you’re a borrower, but they’re great if you’re a saver. With the latest inflation rates, we can now calculate what we think Series I bond rates will be when they reset in November. First, if you’re wondering how Series I bonds work, we explain it all after the rate calculation. We start with what the rate is expected to be when it adjusts in November followed by how Series I bonds work: Table of Contents💸 November 2026 Interest Rate Prediction: 5.41%💸 May 2026 Interest Rate: 4.26%What Are Series I Bonds?Tax ConsiderationsHow Are Interest Rates Calculated?Interest Compounds SemiannuallyHow To Predict Series I Bond Interest RatesWhen Should You Buy Series I Bonds? 🔃 Updated October 2026 with the predicted Series I Savings bond rates for November 2026 now that latest inflation data has been published. The predicted rate for the bonds sold in November will be 5.41% for the first 6 months. 💸 November 2026 Interest Rate Prediction: 5.41% [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8jlHf-c6o&feature=oembed[/embed] With the September inflation figures out from the BLS, we can now predict what the inflation rate will be for Series I bonds issued November 2026 through April 2027. With the March 2026 CPI-U of 330.213 and a September 2026 CPI-U of 336.940, we have a semi-annual inflation rate of 2.04%, which means the inflation-adjusted variable rate will be 4.08% – up from 3.34%. We won’t know what the fixed portion will be until Treasury announces it on November 1st, but as we’ve learned from reading Tipswatch, it tends to track with the 5-year TIPS. Take the average real yield of the 5-year TIPS over the preceding six months and multiply by 0.65. With 5-year real yields averaging right around 2%, that gives us 1.30% – a big jump from 0.90% – and it’s close enough to the line that 1.40% is possible. If we assume a fixed rate of 1.30%, the composite rate would be 5.41%. If it comes in at 1.40%, the composite rate would be 5.51%. As always, you can peek at EyeBonds.info to see how the inflation rate changes impact your specific bonds based on its fixed rate. Should you buy in October? If you buy before November 2026, you get the fixed rate of 0.90% while earning the May-October 2026 variable rate of 3.34% – this means you will be earning at the 4.26% annual rate for six months. Then, after six months, your variable rate will increase to 4.08% and you’ll earn 5.00%. If you wait until November, you’ll earn about 5.41% for the first six months and,

Roughly 4 in 10 workers earning above $300,000 say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new report.

Every month since 2017, I have written an article about the slow and steady growth of our passive income. Several years ago, I added some of my annual goals (New Year’s Resolutions) in a separate article. In the last couple of years, I’ve combined them into one monthly post. Goals for 2026 I put all my goals in a spreadsheet that I stole borrowed from Retire By 40. Here’s what it looks like for this […]